The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has chosen Sultan al Jaber, the boss of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to lead this year's COP28 climate talks. This decision has sparked controversy and divided opinions on whether it is a ridiculous or unique opportunity.
If you could pick one person to try to solve the worsening climate crisis , who would you pick? That person has been tasked with leading the United Nations COP climate summit, in a year 'near certain' to be the hottest ever on record, with time running out for the dramatic action UN scientists say is needed to stop climate change hitting us hard. When the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it had picked Sultan al Jaber to run this year's COP28 climate talks, jaws dropped.
Because he also happens to be the boss of one of the world's largest oil companies, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). But after he successfully brokered the first pledge by governments to 'transition away' from fossil fuels in Dubai, was the decision to appoint him 'completely ridiculous,' in the words of Greta Thunberg, or, as others put it, a 'unique' opportunity? When jaws dropped When the oil chief was announced as COP28 president in January, campaigners like 350.org likened it to 'appointing the CEO of a cigarette company to oversee a conference on cancer cures
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